Legal Woes Don't Crush Scrushy

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Later this summer, government officials expect Richard M. Scrushy to be indicted for his alleged role in the $2.5 billion accounting fraud at HealthSouth Corp., the sprawling operator of rehabilitation clinics that he started 20 years ago.

The outlook appears grim for the 50-year-old native of Selma, Ala. Eleven former executives, including all five former chief financial officers, have pleaded guilty to participating in a massive scheme to fake earnings to meet Wall Street expectations. They have...